ThunderHex inspired question

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Taylor

My understanding is the ThunderHex was designed for teams who don't have access to a lathe (or don't want to invest the time on that project).

Yup.

It's still really awesome for teams with lathes though! We have three lathes in house, and we still used thunderhex for most of our torque shafts last year. We plan to use it for even more going forward.

It's great stuff, we love it.

Originally Posted by InFlight

Comment- 6061 is fine for most shafting. We normally use 7075 as its it's yield strength is much better (73Ksi vs 40Ksi).

I'd be cautious recommending this, what is "most shafting" to the average FRC team? Length between bearings, load applied, whether or not the shaft is cantilevered, etc... all will greatly affect what is required.